Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "How to Use Your Doctor"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
807A
Date Released
23 Nov 1944
Date submitted
Nov 1944
Date submitted
20 Sep 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Help Your Doctor - Trailer. SHOTLIST: MCU man’s hand holding persons wrist checking pulse. Pan to Stethoscope. Stethoscope being picked up. Pan to doctors black bag. CU of black bag with name of the doctor on it. Bag being picked up. Various shots of other bags with names on and then being picked up. CU Bag pan to telephone. Shot of a telephone with a clock in the middle of it. Hand writing on desk calendar. CU clock on the telephone. Shot of bag slowly opening. Contents being added to the bag. Syringe. Scissors, Stethoscope etc. Hand picks up bag. Car arriving at house. CU of Doctor’s surgery sign. Man walking into the surgery. Bag opening to reveal paper saying "Help Your Doctor" Commentary - "Let me introduce myself, sir, I am the doctor’s little black bag. It is possible we have met before. You may even had occasion to remark on my capacity for taking pain. With over 25% of medical bags in Great Britain on active service abroad, we of the Home Front have been obliged to undertake not only our usual work but that of our colleagues. But the public can save us from wasting time and petrol. Just phone before 10 in the morning. This will give the doctor the opportunity to plan his rounds. Instead of being called out several times during the day to the same district. Secondly the contents of this matter effects me personally. Describe to him as best you can what is wrong. I shall know then what to carry. Third and most important, make sure he can find your house, so be careful that your directions are clear. If you can come and see him rather than ask him to see you so much the better. But best of all let us hope that the need for either contingency sir will never arise. I wish you very good health. "
Local distribution only
Trailer
Keywords
Health and medicine; Communications; Public information
Footage sources
Ministry of Information
Card file number
44033
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "How to Use Your Doctor"', British Movietone News Issue No. 807A, 23 Nov 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13293 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)